New dive fest for Heron Island

Heron Island is celebrating its status as one of Australia’s top dive destinations with the launch of the Heron Island Dive Fest 2011, which will take take placefrom September 5 to 11.

Heron Island is known the world over for its excellent Great Barrier Reef dive sites and fantastic coral gardens and pinnacles, all just minutes from the beach. So good is the diving that Jacques Cousteau listed the Heron Bommie as one of his Top 10 favourite dive sites.

Divers will be able to enjoy two dives a day, with the option of doing an additional night dive every evening, ensuring they really get to know the many fantastic dive sites, bommies, and extensive marine life on this southern part of the Great Barrier Reef.